Church

Should Christians Use Satire?

Yesterday, I was moseying around Twitter rather innocently: well, at least as innocently as possible for a person such as myself. As I was scrolling through the long line of …

Church

That Time Martin Luther Became a Thief

The relationship between the German Reformers Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon has been puzzled over by scholars for centuries. They were fellow professors at the University of Wittenberg and collaborated …

Church

How Christ Redeemed Our Suffering

In a recent essay, I made a throwaway comment to the effect that Jesus Christ has not only redeemed us, but also our suffering. I then fell prey to a …

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We’re Rebranding

Friends, In the interest of simplification and in order to reflect my shift in interest away from political topics and toward religious ones, I have dropped the “Church & State” …

Church / Reconciliation / Society

Humble Rebellion: Living as Ambassadors of Christ

This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of reconciliation. You can find links to the previous articles at the bottom of this page. How can …

Church

A Puritan Response to William P. Young’s New Book

Many of you may be familiar with the new movie titled The Shack, which is based upon William Paul Young’s novel of the same name. Depending on what circles you …

Church

“No Little Women”: An Awesome Book about Women in the Church, Written by an Awesome Person

Never before have I hawked another person’s book on this site, but I am about to make an exception. I commend to you the latest release by Aimee Byrd entitled …

Church

The Perils of Pastoral Power

One of the best decisions I made during my undergraduate study was to do a double major in Political Science and Biblical Literature. I had plotted my course in politics …

Church / Reconciliation / Society

Another Path to Reconciliation?

This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of reconciliation. You can find links to the previous articles at the bottom of this page. I am …

Society / State

Bhagat Singh Thind Had His Citizenship Revoked…in 1923

The current debate over immigration that is taking place in the United States is certainly nothing new. Much as Americans like to pride themselves on being a “nation of immigrants”, …